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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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